Democratic Forum of Freedom Union – the origin, critics and the fall of the iniciative (October 9th – December 11th 1994) Cover Image

Forum Demokratyczne Unii Wolności – powstanie, krytyka działalności i upadek inicjatywy (9 października–11 grudnia 1994 r.)
Democratic Forum of Freedom Union – the origin, critics and the fall of the iniciative (October 9th – December 11th 1994)

Author(s): Dominik Szczepański
Subject(s): Government/Political systems, Transformation Period (1990 - 2010)
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika
Keywords: Polska; partie polityczne; Unia Wolności;

Summary/Abstract: Freedom Union, a political formation which was created from the connection of the Democratic Union and the Liberal-Democratic Congress in spring 1994, was accused of being the continuation of DU’s idea and the difference between DU and FU was a regulation in the party’s statute which banned creating political factions. Conflicts among the members of the connected groups took place already during the first convention of the party. It turned out then, that there must be a place for various views on various themes in the party. The members were accused of switching to either left or right side of the political scene, for example through crypto-factions creation — Polish Liberal Group. As a result, party activists put forward a proposal to create Democratic Forum which main aim was to strengthen FU position on the political arena and to unify actions of the union members.

  • Issue Year: 12/2011
  • Issue No: 5
  • Page Range: 53-70
  • Page Count: 18
  • Language: Polish
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